About Smithson Cemetery
Smithson Cemetery is a cemetery near Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama. It lies about 6.9 mi north of Bessemer. The grounds sit at about 528 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 140305. The nearest other listed cemetery is Massey Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is McCalla Memorial Funeral Home in Mccalla, about 2.4 mi away. It is one of 109 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bessemer. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
33.30344, -86.97027
What Smithson Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Massey CemeteryBessemer, ALCemetery0.1 mi
- Fairington CemeteryBessemer, ALCemetery1.4 mi
- George CemeteryBessemer, ALCemetery1.7 mi
- Shiloh CemeteryAlabaster, ALCemetery3.7 mi
- Pine Hill CemeteryBessemer, ALCemetery4.3 mi
- Ray CemeteryHelena, ALCemetery4.4 mi
- Lincoln CemeteryBessemer, ALCemetery4.4 mi
- Marvin Chapel CemeteryLake View, ALChurch cemetery4.4 mi
- Sadlers CemeteryBessemer, ALCemetery4.6 mi
- Slave CementeryLake View, ALCemetery6.1 mi
Funeral homes near Smithson Cemetery
- McCalla Memorial Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Mccalla · (205) 477-4888
- Faith Memorial Chapel Funeral Services6.2 miFuneral chapel · Bessemer · (205) 425-8437
- Aaron's Birmingham Mortuary Service6.3 miMortuary · Bessemer · (800) 554-2262
- Brown Service Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Bessemer · (205) 425-2424
- Steel City Mortuary Transport7.2 miMortuary · Bessemer · (205) 426-1150
- Chambers Funeral Home, Inc.7.7 miFuneral home · Bessemer · (205) 425-5235
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